Tri-City Herald
Aug 18, 2023
Aug. 18—The Benton Franklin Health District gave failing grades to 12 restaurants, coffee shops and other food businesses in the Tri-Cities area during food safety inspections from
The worst score of the week went to a Tri-Cities restaurant that had 135 red points, which are given for the most serious violations, on a re-inspection.
Wake Up Call, a coffee chain new to the Tri-Cities, had mixed results on inspections at six locations, getting perfect scores at three, passing another and failing inspections at two.
The health district's food safety team gave passing grades on 28 inspections, with 13 earning a perfect score. Among businesses with perfect scores were fast food restaurants, pizza places, and convenience stores and their delis.
In the district's routine inspections, businesses or organizations that receive at least 35 points for the more serious red violations are required to have additional inspections and must meet a tougher standard on those.
To pass followup inspections, they must have fewer than 25 red points and fewer than 10 red points for previous issues.
Red violations are those most likely to cause food-borne illnesses, such as improper temperature control of food, lack of handwashing or bare-hand contact with foods.
Blue violations are low risk factors related to the cleanliness and physical condition of an establishment.
No notice is given before the inspections.
Inspection results are posted online so residents can look up the status and the details of any violations of individual restaurants or check other businesses.
Go to bit.ly/BFHDinspections. Click on the business name and then on the date of the inspection on the right half of the next page. Look for the "Violations" tab.
Failed inspections
Donitas Tacos Pasco, Event, Re-inspection
Notes: Room temperature storage or improper use of time as a control, improper cold holding (42-45°F).
Double Dragon,
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (45°F).
Notes: Lack of active managerial control, food worker cards not 100%, bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods, improperly disposing of potentially unsafe food, improper cooling procedures, improper hot holding (45°F).
Tropical Sno (Mobile), Event, Routine
Notes: Food worker cards not 100%, improper hand washing, improperly disposing of potentially unsafe food/ Improper date marking.
Wake Up Call,
Notes: Improper hand washing, inadequate handwashing facilities.
Wake Up Call, 5215 W. Okanogan Place Kennewick, Routine
Notes: Improper hand washing, inadequate handwashing facilities.
Passed inspections
Birrieria El Sazon,
Burger King,
La Jalpita (Commissary),
Lil Firehouse Coffee,
Tacos El Cafetal, Event, Routine
Taqueria 3 Pueblos, Event, Routine
The Spudnut Shop,
Wake Up Call,
Wake Up Call,
Wake Up Call,
Wake Up Call,
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